Here are some of the mods that I have done to the bike so far as well as my rating on the parts.

My favourite mod must be the headlight guard – the stock headlight is super expensive to replace, so the headlight guard gives me some comfort (albeit that an unlucky stone could still shatter the headlight). The headlight guard is probably the most radical change to the stock look as well:

In the picture above, the eagle-eyed of you will also be able to spot that there is an R&G radiator guard mounted. It seems to be doing its job brilliantly. No knicks or scratches even though it definitely had had a few stones hit it. My only complaint is the foam bits that keep a space between the radiator and the guard is quite light, so if you look closely, you can easily spot the foam bits through the radiator guard. Here is a better look at it:

Probably the most important tweak has been getting rid of the stock mirrors. With these bar end mirrors, the bike looks much better, but more importantly – I can finally actually see what is happening behind me. I chose the Oxford brand of universal bar end mirrors. They were dirt cheap and is actually really well made! I love them:

Also, in the image above you can see the Husky tank bag, it is not the most attractive tank bag in the world, but it actually functions really well. I have been caught out in the rain and without the rain cover, all the contents were still 100% dry. I wanted to fix it to the bike so I don’t need to take it off when I leave the bike parked somewhere. A few cable ties on the bottom strap seems to have done the trick. For something not to get knicked in Jo’burg is quite the testimony ;0)

The last bit of upgrade is the addition of the R&G frame sliders. I dropped the bike when I just got it as my foot went into a pothole at a stop sign. I got away with virtually no damage (phew), so I figured I should not tempt fate twice and get these installed. They are really solid – I have a lot of confidence that they will undoubtedly be a huge help if I were to have a bit of a slide… hopefully they never come into play though. My only gripe is that they don’t install 100% flush to the frame. No one would notice except for the owner, but if you know about it, it is a bit of an eye-sore:

Finally, here is a view of the bike from the side with all the mods (you can also see that the sissy-bar is now fitted, I actually prefer the look of the bike with it and it is a really nice hand hold and extra protection in case of a tip-over):

Yeah – fit everything myself. The only part I needed assistance with was the radiator guard. As the instructions call for you to remove all 4 bolts holding the radiator in place, I got an assistant to hold it in place while I installed the first bolt.

As Revzilla would rate it, all the mods were a 1 beard on the beard scale of difficulty. ;0)

As for the mirrors, I luckily have no spots in the rev range with any visual vibrations – I was worried about that as you have to remove the bar end weights, but so far so good. They are really clear and has a great wide field of view.

I’m installing some frame sliders from MNNTHBX. I’m not sure if they ship to France but it might be worth a shot. They have a few other Svartpilen accessories too. I ordered the rear fender eliminator and the LED bolts also.

having now built my own, just the cost of the various nuts, bolts, aluminum bars and plate holder come out pretty high. Plus the hours it took to get it the way I like it. I loved the project and enjoy building stuff, but I can understand their price and the MNNTHBX one seems like a pretty good value. I just ordered their frame sliders.

I just installed the MNNTHBX fender eliminator, the LED plate bolts, and frame sliders. I’ll take some pictures when it quits raining, but I really like all of the parts. The R&G was more expensive and I haven’t seen the Husky one from their website actually in stock for sale anywhere.